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Why is Firefox so slow?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by WhoMikeJames, May 14, 2009.

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  1. WhoMikeJames

    WhoMikeJames Member

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    Anyone else have this problem? Safari loads ESPN.com in about 3 seconds, while Firefox gets all choppy and slow and takes about 6 or 7 to load everything. Scrolling down pages is a lot less smooth than Safari too.
     
    #1 WhoMikeJames, May 14, 2009
  2. ClutchCityReturns

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    I don't have Safari, but I just tested ESPN.com with Firefox, IE, and Opera, and all seemed equally fast.
     
    #2 ClutchCityReturns, May 14, 2009
  3. Tb-Cain

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    my how the times have changed...
     
    #3 Tb-Cain, May 14, 2009
  4. ScriboErgoSum

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    I have incredibly bad speed problems with Firefox too. I've experienced this on my home desktop and 2 different laptops. It's definitely a memory beast and always seems to have memory leak issues.
     
    #4 ScriboErgoSum, May 14, 2009
  5. leroy

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    I feel the need to repost this...

    <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jETv3NURwLc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jETv3NURwLc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
     
    #5 leroy, May 14, 2009
  6. SwoLy-D

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    [insert IcanHasCheezBurgerKittehPhotoHear]
    Ad-ons. You haz too many? :confused:

    seriously, remove them after you note which ones you will remove. It worked for me. :eek:
     
    #6 SwoLy-D, May 14, 2009
  7. professorjay

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    Do you have a lot of add-ons installed?
     
    #7 professorjay, May 14, 2009
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    God I love this man. Saw him at the Improv. He killed!
     
    #8 stipendlax, May 14, 2009
  9. vinsensual

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    I thought the same thing when I switched to Firefox 3. When I was running the previous RC's I had no problem with it, very quick. Upgrading to the offiical release and it slowed down to taking ~10 seconds to load half the sites I visit. No addons installed either.

    I switched back to Opera and am quite satisfied.
     
    #9 vinsensual, May 14, 2009
  10. Shroopy2

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    On this older pre-2000 low power computer I'm using I have Firefox with no add-ons and its VERY apparent, like night and day difference between Firefox and Opera like I'm using a cheap dail-up internet service instead of cable internet. If it doesnt even freeze this crappy computer entirely... I'll still use Firefox cuz the add-ons are what sets it apart. And its tolerable on my normal up to date comp
     
    #10 Shroopy2, May 15, 2009
  11. Landlord Landry

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    add ons smchadd ons. Many of you need to download and learn the beauty of process explorer/process lasso.
     
    #11 Landlord Landry, May 15, 2009
  12. ItsMyFault

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    Had a thread on this earlier about Firefox being hella slow... it's making me want to uninstall it.. I'm sticking with it for now, but Chrome is really backing me up.
     
    #12 ItsMyFault, May 15, 2009
  13. dback816

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    Yeah I stopped using FireFox and switched to Chrome

    Firefox, even with only 1 addon, takes forever to start up, load and seem to take up more memory as well
     
    #13 dback816, May 15, 2009
  14. Fatty FatBastard

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    I think I found the culprit.

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    #14 Fatty FatBastard, May 15, 2009
  15. ima_drummer2k

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    Does Chrome automatically import your Firefox bookmarks?
     
    #15 ima_drummer2k, May 15, 2009
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